Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 44071, Joseph Dix, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Dix, Joseph
S 44071
CONTENTS

to Hon. H. Hall 9 Dec. 1835
Repetition sent to J. M. [?]
10,650
Q
see letter
New York
Joseph Dix
of Chautauqua County in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bigelow of the Massachusetts Line, for the term of Three years 1777
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 7 th of May 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th of May 1819 and sent to Talla Cushingham Esq. Ledge Fredonia, Chautauqua Co. N. York
Arrears to 4th of March 1819. $79:48 Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 th Septem r 1819. 48.
$ 127:48
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued

Joseph Dix Chalangua Cy
a Pensioner under the act of Congress of 18th March 1818
copy
Schedule B, under the act of Congress, approved May 1. 1821
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Cm
Col. Bigelow 10650
15 May 1819
Sept 19

State of New York Chautauqua County ss. Be it remembered that on this twenty thirtieth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, personally appeared before the Judges of the court of common pleas, held at the court house in the village of Mayville in & for the county of Chautauqua & state of New York, in open court, (the said court being a court of record in & for the said county, because it proceeds according to the course of the common law, has a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeps a record of its proceedings & has a seal) Joseph Dix a gent about sixty seven years, resident in the said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, Dath on his oath declared, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, to wit, That after having served one eighth months term & the whole of the year 1776, he enlisted on the tenth day of March 1777, into Capt Adam Martin's company of the fifteenth Massachusetts regiment, commanded by Col. Timothy Bigelow for three years. That he served in the said company & regiment the said term of three years, & on the 10th day March one thousand seven hundred & eighty was honorably discharged. That he was in the Battle called Gen. Sullivan's Retreat, & that he was at the taking of Burgoyne & several others of less note, & that the latter part of the said three years service he served as a sergeant - That on the seventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eighteen he made a declaration before his Hon. Walter Cushing Esquire First Judge of the court of common pleas of Chautauqua county, in order to obtain a pension under the act of congress entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land or naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the eighteenth day of March in the year of 1818 and that he has received a certificate of pension marked, 10,650 by which it appears, that in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 18th day of March 1818, he is inscribed on the pension list, Roll of the New York agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the seventh day of May in the year of our Lord 1818, which certificate was given at the war office of the United States the fifteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & nineteen. And that the said Joseph Dix Dath, did on this twenty thirtieth day of June aforesaid, exhibit to the said court before the Judges thereof in open court, the following oath taken & subscribed by him, before his Hon. Philo Brown Esq. one of the Judges of the said court, and did also at the same time exhibit to the said court the following schedule of his estate

and income also subscribed by himself -
State of New York
Chautauque County ss
I, Joseph Dix do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eighteen, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale or in any other manner whatsoever disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war", passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule herunto annexed and by me subscribed -
Subscribed & sworn to before me June 30 th 1820
Joseph Dix
Philos Faxon one of the Judges of the court of common pleas of Chautauque County
A true schedule of all the estate & income of Joseph Dix of Quay in the County of Chautauque & State of New York his necessary clothing & bedding excepted, made & subscribed by himself & for exhibited to the court of common pleas of Chautauque county aforesaid, the 30 th day of June 1820 -
Real Property
I have no real property of any kind nor have I any interest or right in any -
Personal Property

   Debts Due me     Horatio Dix 15. " 1 Glass bottle & 1 glass tumbler 50   Caleb Ward 4. " 1 Pine Chest 2 "   Peter Warren 10. " 4 Kitchen Chairs 3 "   Peter Simmons 5 " 1 Churn 1 "   C. Watmough 7 " 1 axe 1, -1 bar, 75 1 75   Samuel Picket 1 " 1 old sheep B.lee 1 "   Isiah Picket 2 " 4 Knives & forks 1 "   R. Sandars 50 " 1 Meat Tub " 75   1 Pickel Do. " 75   1 Small Hog 1 50        House hold furniture     1 Iron Kettle 3 "   1 Do Do Kettle 1 "   1 Spoon 1 "   1 Skillet 50 "   4 Enamel Pans & 1 Do Do   1 set Platters & 4 Plates, & two bowls 1 00  
Have several of my neighbors & friends small Debts for provisions & other necessaries which I have purchased in anticipation of my pension money, of which debts I have a regular inventory, the whole amounting to $184.34 - 7.50
I occupy a small log house hut belonging to John Picket one of my sons in law, who lets me have the use of 4 or 5 acres of land contiguous to the house, on which I raise my vegetables & many of the necessaries of life - I could not support myself myself were it not for this indulgence, nor could I well have supported myself till this time had I not been relieved by my last years pension -
I am infirm & unable to labor much, what little I do is in my son in law's Gardens as above mentioned - My wife is 62 years old & much out of health - Our situation would be miserable, indeed, were it not for the assistance of our children who reside near us & frequently help us -
State of New York Chautauqua County ss Joseph Dix do solemnly & sincerely swear that the above statement respecting my occupation, my family & my ability to support them, and respecting the situation of my property & the debts which I owe, are in all respects just & true.
Joseph Dix
Subscribed & sworn to before me June 30 18203
Philo Orton - one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Chautauqua County

State of New York Chautauqua County
I Thomas B. Campbell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas held in and for the County of Chautauqua, do hereby certify that the foregoing proceedings, oaths & the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is fifty nine dollars seventy five cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 28 th day of July 1820
Thos B Campbell Clerk

Declaration of Joseph Dix, private to obtain a pension
Chautauqua Co: N.Y. Various services - 3 years in col. Bigelow's regiment, Mass. line 7th May, 1818.
Adm?
Zetta Cushing, judge Fredonia, Chautauqua County, N.Y.

State of New York
Chautauqua County ss.
On this seventh day of May, 1818. before me the subscriber, Zetta Cushing first Judge of the court of common pleas, open and for the county of Chautauqua aforesaid, personally appears Joseph Dix, aged sixty five years, resident in the town of Ellicott in the said County, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled, "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States, in the Revolutionary war." That he the said Joseph Dix, enlisted at the town of Steubridge, in the county of Worcester, state of Massachusetts, in the year 1775, in the Massachusetts line, that he served in the said corps the space of a time of eight months; that in March 1776, he 6 he again enlisted, in the said Massachusetts line, in the company commanded by Captain Curtiss in the fourth Massachusetts regiment, commanded by Col. Stephen, for one year, that he served the aforesaid period, and at the end thereof was honorably discharged. That in March 1777, he enlisted again under Capt. Adam Martin, in the fifteenth Massachusetts regiment, commanded by Col. Timothy Bigelow, for three years, that he served the said three years, and during the latter part of the said time, was appointed acted  acted as an orderly sergeant; and at the expiration of the said three years, was honorably discharged at the highlands, by Col. Bigelow.
That he was during his said services, in the battles at Fort Point, Trenton, Princeton, Saratoga, at the taking of Burgaine, at Salomon's retreat, & at New York.
And that he is now in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services; sworn to, and declared before me the day and year first aforesaid.
Joseph Dix
Zetta Cushing
I Zetta Cushing, first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Chautauqua aforesaid, do certify that it

appears to my satisfaction, that the said Joseph Dix did serve in the Revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, * and I transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the afore mentioned act of Congress.
Zattin Cushing
* And I do further certify from my own knowledge, that the said Joseph Dix, is in reduced circumstances & actually stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
Zattin Cushing
First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Chautauque.
State of New-York. Chautauque County ss.
This may certify that the within named Zattin Cushing on the said seventh day of May 1818, was, and still is, first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Chautauque, and his name subscribed to the declarations, & testimony is his signature, in witness whereof whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court - Dated at Mayville the first day of October one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
John Desler. Clerk.

MNH One
February 13, 1925
Albert B. Chase 779 Phoenix St., South Haven, Mich.
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 44071 it appears that Joseph Dix enlisted in Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts in 1775 and served eight months as a private in the Massachusetts Troops, no officers stated.
He enlisted in March 1776 and served one year as a private in Captain Curtiss' Company, Colonel Shepherd's Massachusetts Regiment.
He enlisted March 10, 1777, served as private and Sergeant in Captain Adam Martin's Company, Colonel Timothy Bigelow's Fifteenth Massachusetts Regiment and was discharged March 10, 1780.
He was in the battles of New York, Frog's Point, Trenton, Princeton, Saratoga, capture of Burgoyne and in Sullivan's Retreat.
He was allowed pension on his application execut-

ed May 7, 1818 while a resident of Ellicot, Chautauqua County, New York aged sixty-five years.
In 1820 he was living in Gerry, Chautauqua County, New York and referred to his wife aged sixty-two years, to his children who lived near him (names of wife and children not given) and to John Picket as "one of his sons-in-law." There is no further data on file as to his family.
He died prior to December 9, 1835.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Joseph Dix S.F. 44071
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1775 8 mos no officers stated Mass.   March 1776 1 yr Curtiss Shepherd "   March 10, 1777 March 10, 1780 Sgt. Adams Martin Timothy Bigelow Mass.  
Battles engaged in, New York, Ticonderoga, Trenton, Princeton, Capture of Burgoyne, and Sullivan's Retreat. Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at Hurdsville, Worcester Co. Mass. Date of application for pension, May 7, 1818. His ch. al Residence at date of application, Shantouqua Co. N.Y. Age at date of application, 65 yrs.
Remarks: In 1820 Soldier's wife was 62 yrs old. no name stated, and John Picket is referred to as one of his sons-in-law. no other family data
The only Joseph Dix found in Rev. war pens. records.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

ALBERT B. CHASE 779 PHOENIX STREET SOUTH HAVEN, MICH.
February 16 1925
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
On January 19 1925 I wrote you as follows:
"Please furnish me with the pension record of Joseph Dix, a soldier of the Revolution. He was a private on Lexington Alarm Roll of Capt. Timothy Parker's Company of Minute-Men, which marched on the alarm of April 19 1775. Town to which he belonged, Sturbridge. He was in the Revolutionary Army up to March 10 1780, retiring as Sergeant. He died at Jamestown, New York, - I think in 1822. Thanking you for your reply, I am Yours respectfully,"
I have since learned that his application number or his pension number is 10,650.
Inasmuch as I have received no reply to my letter of January 19, I am giving the above additional information. I shall appreciate an early reply.
Thanking you in advance for same, I am
Yours respectfully,

ALBERT B. CHASE 779 PHOENIX STREET SOUTH HAVEN, MICH.
January 19 1925
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Please furnish me with the pension record of Joseph Dix, a soldier of the Revolution. He was a private on Lexington Alarm Roll of Capt. Timothy Parker's Company of Minute-Men, which marched on the alarm of April 19 1775. Town to which he belonged, Sturbridge. He was in the Revolutionary Army up to March 10 1780, retiring as Sergeant. He died at Jameston, New York, - I think in 1822.
Thanking you for your reply, I am
Yours respectfully,

A. B. CHASE Notary Public Insurance and Collection Attorney
COVERT, MICHIGAN April 15 th 1912
Dear Sir:
I wish to ask if your department can furnish me with the military record of Joseph Dix who was a revolutionary soldier and a pensioner who was a resident of Jamestown N.Y. at the time he died.
The reason I ask this of you is, he was my grandfather and my daughter wishes it to assist her to become a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Thanking you for a favorable
reply I am.
Respectfully J. M. Chase
To Hon. Secy of Pensions. Washington D.C. }

2979 Prairie Avenue.
Chicago, April 27, 1900
United States Pension Office
Dear Sir,
Will you kindly give me all the information at your command of Josiah Kellogg of Hadley or South Hadley, Mass. who received a pension for his services in the Revolutionary War .
Have you any records of Joseph Dif of Danmiston or Hardoboro, Vermont?

or any records of Abigail Livermore , of Spencer, Mass.
Any information in regard to these men who lived in the Revolutionary days will be most thankfully received by
Yours truly,
Mrs Caroline H. Pancoast, 2979 Prairie Avenue, Chicago, Ills.

Eric Penna
Mar 16 th / 1898
Hon. H. C. Evans Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir; -
Would you kindly give me such information as your office affords concerning Joseph Nip 15 th Massachusetts regiment, command- ed by Col. Timothy Bigelow Revolutionary war. Respectfully yours Mrs H. R. Simmons
122 West 28 th St.

Hist. to court
44071 INVALID.
Rev
File No. 44071
Joseph Dix Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: — Vol. 8 , Page 569
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Mar 25 '98 Mrs F R Simmons Eric P. May-5-1900- Mrs. Caroline H. Pan Chicago Ills
1912 Apr. 22 Hist. to Mr. A. B. Chase V.P. 1925 Feb. 13 - Hist. to Albert B. Chase, mmst.

Col J. L. Edwards
Present
64 PMS 91

Ho. Reps. Dec 9. 1835
Sir
I wish to ascertain to what Regt. the Joseph Dyer a pensioner under the act of 1818 belonged — He is now dead, & was I believe on the New York rolls very respectfully y o Horland Hall
Col L L Edwards
P.S. His heirs think he is entitled to Pension paid